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Chapter 8. “Mobilis in Mobili”

           InfivestepsIcametoanironwall,madeofplatesboltedtogether.ThenturningbackIstruckagainstawoodentable,nearwhichwererangedseveralstools.Theboardsofthisprisonwereconcealedunderathickmat,whichdeadenedthenoiseofthefeet.Thebarewallsrevealednotraceofwindowordoor.Conseil,goingroundthereverseway,metme,andwewentbacktothemiddleofthecabin,whichmeasuredabouttwentyfeetbyten.Astoitsheight,NedLand,inspiteofhisowngreatheight,couldnotmeasureit.

           Halfanhourhadalreadypassedwithoutoursituationbeingbettered,whenthedensedarknesssuddenlygavewaytoextremelight.Ourprisonwassuddenlylighted,thatistosay,itbecamefilledwithaluminousmatter,sostrongthatIcouldnotbearitatfirst.InitswhitenessandintensityIrecognisedthatelectriclightwhichplayedroundthesubmarineboatlikeamagnificentphenomenonofphosphorescence.Aftershuttingmyeyesinvoluntarily,Iopenedthem,andsawthatthisluminousagentcamefromahalfglobe,unpolished,placedintheroofofthecabin.

           "Atlastonecansee,"criedNedLand,who,knifeinhand,stoodonthedefensive.

           "Yes,"saidI;"butwearestillinthedarkaboutourselves."

           "Letmasterhavepatience,"saidtheimperturbableConseil.

           Thesuddenlightingofthecabinenabledmetoexamineitminutely.Itonlycontainedatableandfivestools.Theinvisibledoormightbehermeticallysealed.Nonoisewasheard.Allseemeddeadintheinteriorofthisboat.Diditmove,diditfloatonthesurfaceoftheocean,ordiditdiveintoitsdepths?Icouldnotguess.

           Anoiseofboltswasnowheard,thedooropened,andtwomenappeared.

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